Soviet I-153 fighter found at the bottom of an unnamed lake near the Zapadnaya Litsa river

Fighter I-153 with the remains of the pilot discovered by the forces of the Northern fleet at the bottom of an unnamed lake near the Zapadnaya Litsa River. According to the press service of the fleet, work is currently underway to confirm the identity of the pilot.

According to the report, an I-153-62M fighter with the remains of a pilot, clothing and personal belongings was found by an expedition of the Northern Fleet at the bottom of an unnamed lake near the Zapadnaya Litsa River, where the front line was. Also, the elements of the cockpit, engine, radio station and onboard armament have been preserved. The plane, located at a depth of 15 meters, was raised, and 4 ShKAS machine guns and a TT pistol belonging to the pilot were delivered to the surface. The search was carried out using a deep-sea vehicle.

According to historians, the I-153 fighter with the number 7590 was part of the 2nd squadron of the 72nd mixed air regiment of the Northern Fleet Air Force, which defended the Soviet Arctic. The plane did not return from a combat mission on October 25, 1941.

The identity of the fighter pilot has been established, work is currently underway to confirm, the archive data is being checked. Further, the search for the relatives of the deceased pilot and the perpetuation of his memory will be carried out.

A special pennant with the emblem of the Northern Fleet was installed at the site of the aircraft's discovery as a sign of honoring the deceased Soviet pilot.

Comments

[nPuBaTuP]

Rest in peace and eternal memory to the Hero!

[Lionnvrsk]

Quote: nPuBaTuP

Rest in peace and eternal memory to the Hero!

"The war is not over until the last soldier is buried."

[seregatara1969]

This war will never end. There are so many dead. They are still attacking through the fields and forests.

[Vladimir Mashkov]

Good news! Another unnamed until now and, apparently, heroic (judging by the shooting from a pistol) defender of the Motherland returned home from oblivion. Eternal memory to the defender of the Arctic!

[Cananecat]

Minus one more of the missing ... and how many are still left.
Correct and necessary work.

[Region-25.rus]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_XcL8d1lFZAlgTvDMK4leQ
I recommend the channel - "Yuri Gagarin - Russian war diggers". The guys are engaged in military excavations, identifying soldiers' medallions, and so on and so forth.

[Akuzenka]

He died for us to live!

[Piramidon]

As I understand it, they won't get the plane?

[newcomer]

"The plane was at a depth of 15 m. Was raised ..."

[Piramidon]

Quote: newbie

"The plane was at a depth of 15 m. Was raised ..."

Sorry, overlooked.

[Evil troll]

The plane, located at a depth of 15 meters, was raised, and 4 ShKAS machine guns and a TT pistol belonging to the pilot were delivered to the surface.

[newcomer]

Eternal glory and memory to our fallen heroes.

[tralflot1832]

Eternal memory to the hero, And 153 Seagull. The lakes of the Kola Peninsula, they still keep many secrets. Interestingly, the body of our pilot was reburied, 3 km from the exit into the depths perpendicular to Leningradka, along Planernaya street, a grave on a small island, a screw with the pilot's initials was dug in scrawled on it. It was a long time ago as a child.

[aszzz888]

How many more warriors have not been found! And now another missing person was found. Many thanks to the SF personnel !!! Eternal Memory to Heroes!

[Alien From]

Many times I travel along the same road, I see many memorials, I absolutely respect them! Recently I stopped at a small one, read it ...... Got it !, THEY are forever alive !!!

[The leader of the Redskins]

Another "white line" is filled. Older people will tell their relatives and cry somewhere, and the grandchildren will have a light of pride.

[Alien From]

Yes, Leader! On the last May 9, Volunteers went to everyone !!!! Memorial !! And people came out and looked, and of course they helped !!! We all have ONE MEMORY!

[rocket757]

The echo of war .... in different forms, at different times, it will catch up, stun or awaken, FOREVER!
Glory to the Heroes who defended our Motherland!

[Alex_You]

Another soldier of that war found his peace.

[Gado]

The echo of war will not end soon. There is something positive in this story - the hero's soul will finally rest. Rest in peace!

[Subtext]

The search was carried out using a deep-sea vehicle.

According to our classification, a deep-sea vehicle is 500 m to the bottom of the depression. All that is above are underwater vehicles.

[Captain45]

discovered fighter I-153-62M with the remains of the pilot, clothing and personal belongings. Also, the elements of the cockpit, engine, radio station and onboard armament have been preserved. The plane, located at a depth of 15 meters, was raised, and 4 ShKAS machine guns and a TT pistol belonging to the pilot.(C)
If the photo in the article is the pilot's pistol, then where did he shoot 2 stores? The shutter is in the rear position on the delay.

[stroybat ZABVO]

Q7 hello and captain to you.
Maybe he sat on the ice?
Lost on October 25 ...
Probably shot out to the last bullet.

[stroybat ZABVO]

Fired back

[Captain45]

Quote: stroybat ZABVO

Q7 hello and captain to you.
Maybe he sat on the ice?
Lost on October 25 ...
Probably shot out to the last bullet.

It is possible that he himself lived in the Arctic, but did not think about the option with landing on ice. At the end of October, ice rises on many lakes, although if he sat down on the ice and fired back from the cockpit, why then did the Germans not take the plane and the pilot's body off the ice, if only for the sake of interest? When the plane was fired upon, the ice broke and the plane sank or cracked during landing, the plane hung on its wings in a hole, then drowned? Well, here we are such nasty people opera. We have the floor, and we have a bunch of questions for that word.

[Reserve buildbat]

As far as I remember, the I-153 M-62 would be correct. The brand of the fighter, then the brand of the engine. And the TT pistol with empty magazines, the bolt on hold - did the pilot shoot back to the last round?
But, at least kick, but for me the news is good. Our other pilot returned home.

[Severok]

There are a great many lakes in the Murmansk region in the area of ​​BD 1941-1944, as well as swamps. Soldiers will return from that war for more than a dozen years.